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Special Education and Teaching

University of North Florida (UNF)

  • A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies. Find Colleges Offering Special Education and Teaching Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Teach elementary and preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
      Salary and Wages

      Jacksonville, FL

      • Total Employment: 850
      • Average Annual Salary: $47,500
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 218,850
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 261,799
      • Percent Job Growth: 19.63%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
    • Job Description
      Teach middle school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 102,165
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 118,352
      • Percent Job Growth: 15.84%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Teach secondary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
      Salary and Wages

      Jacksonville, FL

      • Total Employment: 930
      • Average Annual Salary: $51,540
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 137,901
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 149,657
      • Percent Job Growth: 8.52%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Originality
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Special Education and Teaching
     TotalBachelorMaster
    Overall
    All Students493019
     
    By Gender
    Male312
    Female462917
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien2-2
    American Indian---
    Black422
    Asian1-1
    Hispanic211
    White402713
    Unknown---
     
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    • 777 Glades Rd
      Boca Raton, FL 33431
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    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
    • Campus Location: Small City
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    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
    • Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
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    • 11200 S. W. 8 Street
      Miami, FL 33199
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 63
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
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    • 211 Westcott Bldg
      Tallahassee, FL 32306
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 2
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    • Grants A Medical Degree: Yes
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    Miami Dade College
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 36
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    • 14025 58th Street North
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    The University of West Florida
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 88
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